Author: AUGUSTINE [ SAINT AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO ]
Title: The Confessions - The City Of God - On Christian Doctrine
Description: Encyclopaedia [ Encyclopaedia ] Britannica Inc, Chicago, 1986, 28th impression. Faux quarter leather over cloth, F. x+698pp, a fine copy. Britannica Great Books volume 18. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Contains translations of the following of Augustine's works - De Civitate Dei ; written in the 5th century and was intended by Augustine to explain Christianity's relationship with other religions & the Roman State. The book was influential in the Middle Ages in establishing the division between the Church & Secular aspects of life. - Confessions ; in which he recounts his conversion from his sinful ways to Christianity. It was written around 397. - De Doctrina Christiana in which he outlines his ideas on interpreting & teaching the Scriptures.

Keywords: theology, christianity, catholicism, medieval history, literature